1979 Ford Taunus 1600 L Sedan 2-d from Sweden - Comments

2nd Feb 2007, 09:05

"Low, broad handling and cool retro feeling, but a bad winter car"

What things have gone wrong with the car?

The car was in excellent shape for such an old and cheap (3500kr/about £350 in 2004) vehicle - the only things that went wrong was the wiper blade engine, where a plastic cogwheel was worn out according to my mechanic. It was really hard to get the cog back, but eventually I had to change the engine, which was kind of awkwardly placed.

Excellent interior condition due to ghastly purple plush covers.

Unfortunately the cylinder compression dropped due to an old packing, the cylinderhead needed a fix, and since I know nothing of cars I sold it as a spare-part car to an enthusiast.

General comments?

My first car. It laid rather low, but felt nice and broad on the road for its size, although a little long in the front when parking. Slightly heavy steering, but actually a very nice ride. Impossible to chat when driving in high speed though, due to a bad soundproofing. The defrosting was really bad, and it handled badly when driving on icy roads.


28th Feb 2007, 10:56

Well damn what do you expect from an abused 27 year old car? This is why the rest of us break our necks with something half decent on a car loan.

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